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PSPS

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17. Not true

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #12)

Mon Aug 5, 2019, 11:35 AM

Aug 2019

It was immediately after Reagan scuttled the fairness doctrine that the giant RW Wurlitzer was established. The fairness doctrine was repealed in 1987 and Limbaugh, to pick a well-known example, began his national show shortly after that.

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Would it help to bring back the Fairness Doctrine - perhaps an updated version? [View all] diva77 Aug 2019 OP

Yes blm Aug 2019 #1

Agree 1000% !!!!!!!! diva77 Aug 2019 #8

Yes, spread FACTS. elleng Aug 2019 #2

Agree 1000% diva77 Aug 2019 #4

just wanted to add that one of the worst things that has been normalized is hate media diva77 Aug 2019 #3

Long overdue. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #5

Put trump on 24/7. Most people can see through his junk, but too many don't care. Hoyt Aug 2019 #6

Yep! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #7

Yes it would MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #9

Of course, but Moscow Mitch won't allow it in his duma. PSPS Aug 2019 #10

Had to look up "duma" diva77 Aug 2019 #14

It would shut down Limbaugh. But not Fox. They are cable. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #11

You'd have to modify it to cover cable jmowreader Aug 2019 #13

Fairness Doctrine wasn't really that great. Not sure it would help much. SharonAnn Aug 2019 #12

It mitigated FAUX news to some degree, after it ends winger based KGOP outlets sprouted. uponit7771 Aug 2019 #16

Not true PSPS Aug 2019 #17

*** YES !!! *** The Fairness Doctrine was meant to keep media outlets from coupling themselves uponit7771 Aug 2019 #15